Ocean Terrace used to be our go-to special occasion restaurant in SD. Great view: check. Innovative food: check. Chino-licious produce: check! We have never actually liked downstairs at George's: one boring/not-great-service meal when it was George's at the Cove and another since it became "George's California Modern." But we always liked the Terrace. Since SB was born, I don't think we've been. It's not a great place with a stroller or an active toddler. And on date night it has always seemed booked up.
So I planned ahead, got a pretheater reservation for tonight.
Hohum!
The good news is that there are too many interesting places in town anymore to miss Ocean Terrace.
ATMOSPHERE: Still that fabulous view. Nice umbrellas. Lots of ladies of a certain age with beautiful gams in party dresses.
COCKTAIL: Fascinating list. But my "St. Collins" (elderflower, lime, homemade sweet and sour etc.) tasted like a plain ol' mojito, no more, no less. I like mojitos. But it was not any special innovative cocktail despite its fancy name.
APPS: CH got a plain old salad. I got bruschetta with sicilian-style eggplant and ricotta. Hohum. It wasn't even a composed plate. You got 4 pieces of ciabatta toast, and then put your own ricotta and eggplant on. The ricotta was pretty good but this was not a cravable dish.
ENTREES: CH got a chicken dish and a side of corn. I liked the broccolini that came on the side. Tried a potato; it had a nasty spice rub (trying to be Middle Eastern but just not pleasant to my palate). Corn: you can't go wrong with Trey Foshee's kitchen cooking sweet corn. That was probably the best part of the meal.
--I got the fish tacos because the fish dishes on the menu hadn't gotten raves no yelp. They were fine.
ALL AROUND: Pleasant enough evening looking at the ocean, good company of course, inoffensive food. But this ain't cutting edge any more! Poseidon kicks OTs tushy on view + yummy and cool food.
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They had us in and out in about 45 mins., which was a little ridiculous. So we had time to hit the bar at Jai's before our show. Jai used to be my fave restaurant when it was a year-round place and they had a cutting-edge chef. It had gone downhill after it became open seasonally and they dumbed the food down. But we tried the bar. Fab bartender let me sample the two glasses I was thinking of. Loved my Raymond Sauvignon Blanc (2009) even though it happened to be the cheapest glass on the menu (the Justin SB had nothing to it). Great service considering we were in and out and not getting something pricey. And I still love the room! We may try it again another day, but last few experiences there were so-so food for $$$$, so CH is not too keen for now.
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